Back to the old Fairgrounds cause I couldnt wait for the weekend - silver

mpostma · Oct 31, 2008

Back to the old Fairgrounds 'cause I couldn't wait for the weekend - silver

Ok, so I have not an ounce of self control this week. After the V-nickel I just couldn't wait for Saturday. Put on my LED headlamp and went out to the woods behind the park where the fairgrounds used to be.

Dug a couple of memorials, plenty of little pieces of miscellaneous antique crappe. Decided to head for the parking lot. Cut through the area that has so much brush and trash that even I have avoided it. And there comes a nice silver tone on the quattro. Dug through rotting wood and sticks to find a 1916 S Barber Dime. Sweet little dime, but it has me in real trouble. Now I am going to have to detect that whole area that is so thick with crappe and brush that it is nearly unwalkable in summer. Obviously there is silver there.......

Told my wife I was coming back out tonight on Halloween. She has more self control than I do. Apparently more control of myself than I do also. I will be handing out candy.

Mark

Old River · Oct 31, 2008

Re: Back to the old Fairgrounds 'cause I couldn't wait for the weekend - silver

Beautiful silver. Congradulation....

Captn SE · Oct 31, 2008

Re: Back to the old Fairgrounds 'cause I couldn't wait for the weekend - silver

Mark,

You need to get a lawnmower out there or a weed whacker so you can detect the whole area. Those areas will have random drops of oldies....maybe even pocket spills.

How about detecting with your Halloween mask on tonight?

You'd look pretty scary with a detector in one hand and a week whacker in your other.

Nice barber dime! :thumbsup:

HH,
CAPTN SE
Dan

silverfreak · Oct 31, 2008

Re: Back to the old Fairgrounds 'cause I couldn't wait for the weekend - silver

No self control can be a good thing at times

Very sweet Barber Mark :thumbsup:

mpostma · Oct 31, 2008

Re: Back to the old Fairgrounds 'cause I couldn't wait for the weekend - silver

Hey Dan,
Weed whacker won't help much. This area is in woods with thick saplings tight together. It also happens to be where much of the junk was pushed when the Fairgrounds was changed to the school football field in the 50's. Old logs and piles of trash covered in weeds and sticks.

Weeds are waist high, but dead now. I would need a chainsaw and a chain gang to clean it up! But I guess that's why nobody else ever went in there much. I will use my 5" coil and all the patience I can muster.

Thanks,
Mark

Mark

mpostma · Oct 31, 2008

Re: Back to the old Fairgrounds 'cause I couldn't wait for the weekend - silver

silverfreak said:
No self control can be a good thing at times Very sweet Barber Mark

Thanks Bryce. If no self control is a virtue I should be a member of the clergy! LOL.
HH
Mark

Narthoniel · Oct 31, 2008

Re: Back to the old Fairgrounds 'cause I couldn't wait for the weekend - silver

I will use my 5" coil and all the patience I can muster.

Sometimes patience pays out in huge dividends - beautiful coin!

allen · Oct 31, 2008

Re: Back to the old Fairgrounds 'cause I couldn't wait for the weekend - silver

way to go on that sweet silver...

jgas · Oct 31, 2008

Re: Back to the old Fairgrounds 'cause I couldn't wait for the weekend - silver

Maybe it was the sneek attack attitude of the hunt...You snuck right up on Mr. Barber and plucked it from the ground! Nice digs...jgas Did you find some Snipes too

?? LOL....

mpostma · Oct 31, 2008

Re: Back to the old Fairgrounds 'cause I couldn't wait for the weekend - silver

Thanks Everyone!

Well Jgas, it may well have been the sneak attack thing that worked. As far as the snipes, I'm sure I saw a couple. If you are interested I'm sure I could set up a Snipe Hunt for you. Just let me know, I'm absolutely positive we can arrange something.

HH
Mark

MUD(S.W.A.T) · Oct 31, 2008

Re: Back to the old Fairgrounds 'cause I couldn't wait for the weekend - silver

Well,

I would just go back in the spring with your sniper coil you won't have so much brush and fresher stuff. Can't help much about the trees, roots and dead logs but. One time I was hunting in the woods and pushed a log over with my foot to hunt under it and found a real nice old button.

Nice Hunting, good job !! :thumbsup:

Keep @ it and HH!!

Happy Harry · Oct 31, 2008

Re: Back to the old Fairgrounds 'cause I couldn't wait for the weekend - silver

Easy does it! take the area in very small slow bites and before long you will have covered it all. With many more special coins to show for your persistence. Nice coin !! HHHH

SusanMN · Oct 31, 2008

Re: Back to the old Fairgrounds 'cause I couldn't wait for the weekend - silver

Give it a try in springtime - yes I know that is SO far away - just as the snow melts and before the brush starts growing. Hopefully anything remaining from the fall will be mashed down and the soggy ground should get you the deep stuff. Good luck.

Susan

t-bucket · Oct 31, 2008

Re: Back to the old Fairgrounds 'cause I couldn't wait for the weekend - silver

Congrats on the Barber its in great shape !!!! :thumbsup:

kimsdad · Oct 31, 2008

Re: Back to the old Fairgrounds 'cause I couldn't wait for the weekend - silver

mpostma said:
Told my wife I was coming back out tonight on Halloween. She has more self control than I do. Apparently more control of myself than I do also. I will be handing out candy.

LOL!

Congrats on the fine Barber, Mark! :thumbsup:

Sounds like that site is very promising!

Savor every minute of it & good luck when you hit it again!!! :wink:

Detectingfreak · Oct 31, 2008

Re: Back to the old Fairgrounds 'cause I couldn't wait for the weekend - silver

nice job on the barber dime! :thumbsup:

Ohio Jerry · Oct 31, 2008

Re: Back to the old Fairgrounds 'cause I couldn't wait for the weekend - silver

Mark,cooool start on the weekend!!!! Nice looking Barber :thumbsup:

Jerry

kdismuke1 · Oct 31, 2008

Re: Back to the old Fairgrounds 'cause I couldn't wait for the weekend - silver

I would hunt every inch of the wooded area.

Mirage · Oct 31, 2008

Re: Back to the old Fairgrounds 'cause I couldn't wait for the weekend - silver

That is a sweet looking barber dime. S mint mark too.

Looks like that Quattro is doing alright with yah.

Headlamp?! It's been a while since I've used that. Now a days I just wait until the next day.

Bob